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Rotary Chase the Ace

Rotary Chase the Ace is now well into Series #2 with another $2,500 guaranteed Accumulator. The odds of turning the Ace of Spades is getting better week by week. Thank you for participating in Chase the Ace in support of the Assiniboine Forest! Good luck!

Buy your tickets now at www.rotarychasetheace.org.

p.s. Congratulations to Muriel Sutherland who drew the Ace of Spades in week #32 of Series #1 to win the accumulator pot of $2,500 plus the weekly winnings.

Urban Stable

RC of Winnipeg-Charleswood Supporting Youth in D5550

The Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood has joined with Urban Stable and Westgrove School to provide funding for a unique program that aims to help students who are struggling with social, emotional, behavioural, or learning difficulties to attend a life-changing equine experiential learning pilot program this fall at Urban Stable.

The Urban Stable equine facilitated learning program engages with at risk youth to empower them on a long-term journey of emotional and social skill development.

Horses offer a unique form of experiential learning as students develop mutual trust and respect through consistency, empathy, genuineness, clear communication and leadership. The program’s main focus is the development of critical life skills, which are naturally facilitated through the student’s participation and learning process together with the student’s ability to connect to their horse and their peers.

“Urban Stable is thrilled to be collaborating on this pilot program together with RC of Wpg-Charleswood and Westgrove School for grades 4 / 5. Having the larger group of students in one program is somewhat new to us at Urban Stable and we are excited that we have been able to explore this opportunity together to reach more students that are struggling in school.

When the students first attended the pilot program, they were very excited and nervous, being unsure of the horses. Since that first class, we have seen the students grow in their confidence, build teamwork and problem-solving skills, develop self-awareness of their energy, and are able to control and self-regulate their behaviours and energy levels. The students have been brave to step outside their comfort zones to try new things with the horses and are finding out they can do hard things and be successful. The joy and sense of accomplishment we can see in their eyes at the end of class is a wonder to behold.

We have completed our third week of this pilot program and we have had 100% student attendance and engagement which sometimes can be a struggle in the younger students. We will be conducting a survey at the end of the pilot project asking for student, school, and volunteer feedback.”

Hayley Edwards, Acting Executive Director, Urban Stable

*Photos of Westgrove School students with Haley Edwards and staff from Urban Stable during one of their sessions with the wonderful horses of the facility. RC of Wpg-Charleswood members Chuck Crocker, Jack Wilson and Doug McKenzie.

Rotary Lobsterfest a Success!

The Charleswood Rotary Club is pleased to announce that the 2021 Lobsterfest, held September 24, 2021 was a big success. The event was held with curb side pickup, due to COVID, with the lobster (or chicken) meal cooked in advance. We had feedback from many who enjoyed the meal with friends and family, suggesting that Rotary consider this approach again.

Planning the Lobsterfest was not without its challenges. The event was cancelled entirely in 2020 and postponed in May, 2021. Thankfully, most ticket buyers chose to hold their tickets until the September date. The event ultimately was sold out with over 600 participants!!

Thank you to everyone who participated. $15,000 was raised in support of Rotary projects, including the Assiniboine Forest. Corporate sponsors Headingly Grill, Morris Insurance and Portage Mutual contributed importantly to the success as well.

Rotary is already planning next year's Lobsterfest event, to be held Friday, June 17, 2022. Online registration will be launched in the New Year. Rotary Club members will sell tickets as well. Watch our website and social media sites for more information.

We'll see you in 2022!!!

Friends of the Assiniboine Forest Campaign

Posted on Apr 05, 2021

The Charleswood Rotary club has been stewards of the Assiniboine Forest for over 30 years. Together with the City of Winnipeg Naturalists’ office, we carry out annual maintenance and upgrading to Assiniboine Forest.

The forest is a unique jewel in the suburban Winnipeg landscape that is cherished by its visitors, and community. Comprised of over 700 acres of primarily undisturbed wilderness, Assiniboine Forest is one of the largest urban nature parks of its kind in Canada.

The goal of our Assiniboine Forest Long Term Planning study was to provide a clear direction for the stages of forest management and to explore enhancements to improve the visitor experience at Assiniboine Forest while maintaining the ecological sensitivity of the site.

Only through careful management can the future preservation of the Assiniboine Forest be reasonably assured. The Charleswood Rotary Club enhancement initiative will initially focus on general trail maintenance, a cross-country ski trail, improvement to signage, the addition of a new trail in the eastern section of the forest, parking alternatives to Chalfont and Grant and enhancing accessibility to the Sagimay Trail.

Longer term projects will be considered. The Charleswood Rotary Club as Stewards of the forest will continue to work to secure the forest’s future.

For additional information visit www.fundourforest.org

User Survey - did you visit the Forest recently? Please complete our survey to provide important feedback. The survey will take 2-3 minutes. Click here. Thank you for your assistance!!

Rotary Podcast

Mandy Kwasnica and Peter Tonge have developed and are co-hosting a Rotary themed podcast called Talking Rotary. They have some exciting guests lined up, featuring Rotary stories both locally and globally. Talking Rotary can be found at the website: http://www.talkingrotary.org.

Podcast episodes can be found on the website media page or on popular podcast sites. To find Talking Rotary on popular podcast sites, please follow this link: https://talkingrotary.buzzsprout.com. For those who use social media, Talking Rotary can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please follow for regular updates.

Thanks for your support. Let's start Talking Rotary!